diff --git a/unix/syscall_internal_linux_test.go b/unix/syscall_internal_linux_test.go
index 75952c07..a7b53162 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_internal_linux_test.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_internal_linux_test.go
@@ -226,10 +226,12 @@ func Test_anyToSockaddr(t *testing.T) {
 			if tt.skt.domain != 0 {
 				fd, err = Socket(tt.skt.domain, tt.skt.typ, tt.skt.protocol)
 				// Some sockaddr types need specific kernel modules running: if these
-				// are not present we'll get EPROTONOSUPPORT back when trying to create
-				// the socket.  Skip the test in this situation.
+				// are not present we'll get EPROTONOSUPPORT/EAFNOSUPPORT back when
+				// trying to create the socket.  Skip the test in this situation.
 				if err == EPROTONOSUPPORT {
 					t.Skip("socket family/protocol not supported by kernel")
+				} else if  err == EAFNOSUPPORT {
+					t.Skip("socket address family not supported by kernel")
 				} else if err != nil {
 					t.Fatalf("socket(%v): %v", tt.skt, err)
 				}